Refrigerating apparatus



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ALBERT E.

PATENT oFFicE.

THORNLEY, F PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND` ASSIGNOR TO NABRAGAN- SETT MACHINE COMPANY, 0F '.PAW'I'UCKET, RHODE ISLAND.

BEFRIGERATING APPARATUS.

Application led April 30, 1926. Serial- No. 105,691.

This invention relates to certain new and `useful improvements in refrigerating apparatusand relates' more particularly to an apparatus for household use, but which .may be used for other types of cooling plants.

' An important object of this invention. is to provide a container in conjunction with .a brine tank or coil which, while providing means to absorb heat from the materia l placed in the freezing chamber, is'so insulated as ete prevent the absorption of heat from the surrounding atmopshere, by the materials in the container. Another important object of the present invention is to provide a structure of the above mentioned character wherein a household refrigerating apparatus is supported upon a base which latter forms aninsulated container into which pans containing water or other materials may be placed, to cool the same.

A further object of the invention yis to provide an apparatus of the character Idescribed, wherein the several parts are readily demountable for renewal or cleaning.

A still further object of this invention is to provide an apparatus of the above mentioned character which is simple in construction, durable and eiiicient in operation and which may be manufactured at a reasonable cost.y

In the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation, partlyin `sec-,

tion, of the insulated container surmounted by one form of refrigeratng apparatus and Figure 2 is a side elevation of the con -tainer, with the refrigerating apparatus removed therefrom.

Referring more in detail to the drawings,

4o A designates generally the container and B` one type of household refri eratiug apparatus. The containenA is ormed to provide outer bottomfside and end walls 1, 2, and 3, and back wall 4 respectively, the front 5 thereof being open'to permit the placing of trays 6 therein adapted to receive the materials to be cooled.A i

The containerA is further-formed with inner bottom, side andend walls 7', 8, 9 and back wall 10 respectively spaced from the walls 1, 2,. 3 and 4 to provide a. dead air space 11, therebetween. It is t0 be understood however, that any other form of' insulation may beprovded for the bottom,

the lower ends of which extend below they coil to-provide legs whereby the apparatus is supported upon the top 12 of the con-Y tainer. y

0 In use, the heat from the materials placed in tlie`.container is absorbed bythe refrigerating apparatus through the non-insulated top wall 12 of the container which top `is also `formed to .provide a pan to receive the drippings from the coil 16. The insulating space between the bottom, side and end walls is provided to prevent the absorption of heat from the outside atmosphere, by the materials placed in the container to be cooled. i

Further the materials in the container are more quiclxly cooled by .reason of the fact that .the heat is first absorbed by the wall 12 and maintained cool by the dripfrom the coil 16.

Having thus described myinventon, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination with a refrgerating apparatus including a frame, a coil and vertical 'strips clamping the coil to the frame and having their lower ends-projecting below the frame to provide supporting legs, a supporting base having a heat absorbing top and being formed to receive material to be cooled, said top having upwardly extending flanges to provide a tray so as to collect dripping from the refrigerating apparatus, the legs of the apparatus being removably received within t e tray and supported thereby. y

2. In a device of the type set forth, a hollow supporting base formed to receive material-to be cooled and having a heat absorbing top of substantially tray orman'd a refrigerating apparatus demountably supl@ mountably supported from the top.

4. In a device of the type set forth, a holieegevfr lo7 supporting base formed to receive material to be coole'fv and having a heat absorbing top, a refrigerating apparatus, legs carried by the refrigerating apparatus and engaging the top so as 'to demountably supportl the apparatus from the base, and means to restrict movement of the legs Alaterally of the topi In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 20 my hand this 19th day oil-April, 1926.

ALBERT E. THURNLEY. 

